Is San Benito Elementary a good school?

San Benito Elementary ranks 2562 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend San Benito Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 405 students attended San Benito Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of San Benito Elementary?

Students at San Benito Elementary are 64% White, 28% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of San Benito Elementary attend?

Students who attend San Benito Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Atascadero Middle High : Atascadero High

San Benito Elementary

Summary:

San Benito Elementary is a public elementary school located in Atascadero, California, serving 414 students in grades K-5 and part of the Atascadero Unified School District.

Academically, San Benito Elementary's performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments, is generally lower than the Atascadero Unified School District and the state of California averages across various grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy at San Benito Elementary was 45.29%, compared to 48.3% for the Atascadero Unified School District and 47.04% for California. The school also has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 29.3% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, San Benito Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 49.03% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

When compared to nearby schools within the Atascadero Unified School District, such as Monterey Road Elementary and San Gabriel Elementary, San Benito Elementary generally performs lower academically, with lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and White students, is also notably lower than the state averages for those subgroups. However, the school's performance for special education students is relatively better compared to the overall school performance.

Detail:

Public K-5

4300 San Benito Rd.
Atascadero, CA 93422-1938

(805) 462-4330

District: Atascadero Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2562^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,797

Students who attend San Benito Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Atascadero Middle
High:	Atascadero High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.9

Number of students: 405

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.2%

Hispanic:

27.7%

Two or more races:

5.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 54.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details San Benito Elementary ranks better than 56.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Atascadero Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.81. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details San Benito Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Atascadero Unified School District. Racial makeup is: White (64.2%), Hispanic (27.7%), two or more races (5.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 54.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at San Benito Elementary is 26.9. 4 elementary schools in the Atascadero Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare San Benito Elementary employs 15 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at San Benito Elementary is $8,797, which is the lowest among 7 elementary schools in the Atascadero Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

San Benito Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks San Benito Elementary 2562^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See San Benito Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Atascadero Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Atascadero Unified 570^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for San Benito Elementary

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Rank History for all students at San Benito Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	75.18	1110^th	4809	76.9%
2005	73.71	1174^th	4822	75.7%
2006	72.36	1242^nd	4818	74.2%
2007	74.44	1190^th	5113	76.7%
2008	79.33	1001^st	5113	80.4%
2009	74.61	1225^th	5193	76.4%
2010	70.22	1446^th	5314	72.8%
2011	69.43	1509^th	5377	71.9%
2012	44.24	2987^th	5390	44.6%
2013	71.02	1524^th	5530	72.4%
2015	72.44	1400^th	5611	75.0%
2016	61.37	1926^th	5614	65.7%
2017	55.33	2259^th	5692	60.3%
2018	68.20	1665^th	5662	70.6%
2019	69.71	1614^th	5789	72.1%
2022	59.61	2048^th	5883	65.2%
2023	50.93	2486^th	5874	57.7%
2024	49.81	2562^nd	5862	56.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at San Benito Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	42.71	1210^th	2634	54.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at San Benito Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.92	1801^st	5084	64.6%
2019	66.38	1391^st	5173	73.1%
2022	53.80	2048^th	5264	61.1%
2023	39.06	3135^th	5374	41.7%
2024	43.16	2891^st	5511	47.5%

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Rank History for Female students at San Benito Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.02	1752^nd	5413	67.6%
2019	62.55	1867^th	5492	66.0%
2022	64.67	1751^st	5635	68.9%
2023	54.57	2183^rd	5617	61.1%
2024	48.30	2494^th	5605	55.5%

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Rank History for Male students at San Benito Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.58	1540^th	5431	71.6%
2019	71.56	1459^th	5510	73.5%
2022	54.66	2208^th	5663	61.0%
2023	47.53	2593^rd	5650	54.1%
2024	48.93	2520^th	5636	55.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at San Benito Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.39	2384^th	4830	50.6%
2019	49.30	2328^th	4963	53.1%
2022	45.91	2462^nd	5084	51.6%
2023	34.47	3357^th	5098	34.2%
2024	47.05	2462^nd	5102	51.7%

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Rank History for White students at San Benito Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.93	1334^th	2737	51.3%
2019	55.94	1342^nd	2834	52.6%
2022	44.21	1626^th	2726	40.4%
2023	33.75	1890^th	2662	29.0%
2024	30.29	1949^th	2647	26.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for San Benito Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1993	645	5	10	57	5	n/a	n/a	0	722
1994	648	9	7	61	5	n/a	n/a	0	730
1995	608	10	7	54	3	n/a	n/a	0	682
1996	608	10	7	54	3	n/a	n/a	0	682
1997	606	3	7	65	4	n/a	n/a	0	685
1998	554	6	3	74	4	n/a	n/a	0	641
1999	515	6	6	68	3	n/a	n/a	0	598
2000	466	5	10	75	3	n/a	n/a	0	559
2001	454	7	11	72	3	n/a	n/a	0	547
2002	423	13	7	85	3	n/a	n/a	0	531
2003	423	13	7	85	3	n/a	n/a	0	531
2004	424	22	8	100	4	n/a	n/a	0	558
2005	374	16	9	103	2	n/a	n/a	5	509
2006	353	13	7	108	1	n/a	n/a	4	486
2007	323	12	11	114	0	n/a	n/a	0	460
2008	327	12	9	110	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	458
2009	339	11	7	87	0	2	1	0	447
2010	287	12	12	120	7	4	0	0	442
2011	294	10	8	129	6	4	8	0	459
2012	314	8	5	144	6	4	12	0	493
2013	335	5	6	128	6	3	9	0	492
2014	338	3	7	132	6	3	14	0	503
2015	342	2	7	124	6	3	12	0	496
2016	361	1	4	136	3	1	16	0	522
2017	332	1	7	126	1	0	14	0	481
2018	327	3	9	122	3	0	13	0	477
2019	325	3	5	127	3	0	16	0	479
2020	306	1	6	119	3	2	22	0	459
2021	237	0	5	110	3	2	19	0	376
2022	254	1	8	111	3	1	23	0	401
2023	270	1	8	106	4	0	25	0	414
2024	260	2	6	112	2	0	23	0	405

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at San Benito Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1993	722	24.5	29.5	10.9
1994	730	26.5	27.5	10.8
1995	682	23.7	28.8	24.6
1996	682	23.7	28.8	24.6
1997	685	24.7	27.7	28.9
1998	641	30.7	20.9	28.7
1999	598	32.0	18.7	27.6
2000	559	26.5	21.1	31.7
2001	547	29.3	18.7	28.5
2002	531	29.6	17.9	29.2
2003	531	29.6	17.9	29.2
2004	558	28.4	19.6	30.5
2005	509	28.5	17.9	30.2
2006	486	26.6	18.3	28.6
2007	460	27.6	16.7	35.9
2008	458	25.2	18.2	35.8
2009	447	24.2	17.7	43.4
2010	442	20.5	21.5	47.3
2011	459	n/a	n/a	46
2012	493	19.8	24.8	n/a
2013	492	18.0	27.3	48.4
2014	503	17.0	29.5	47.1
2015	496	17.0	29.1	38.1
2016	522	19.0	27.4	39.1
2017	481	18.0	26.7	37.6
2018	477	17.0	28.0	42.1
2019	479	18.0	26.6	41.3
2020	459	n/a	n/a	38.1
2021	376	14.0	26.8	37.5
2022	401	14.0	28.6	47.9
2023	414	15.0	27.5	49
2024	405	15.0	26.9	54.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio San Benito Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1993	722	24.5	29.5	10.9
1994	730	26.5	27.5	10.8
1995	682	23.7	28.8	24.6
1996	682	23.7	28.8	24.6
1997	685	24.7	27.7	28.9
1998	641	30.7	20.9	28.7
1999	598	32.0	18.7	27.6
2000	559	26.5	21.1	31.7
2001	547	29.3	18.7	28.5
2002	531	29.6	17.9	29.2
2003	531	29.6	17.9	29.2
2004	558	28.4	19.6	30.5
2005	509	28.5	17.9	30.2
2006	486	26.6	18.3	28.6
2007	460	27.6	16.7	35.9
2008	458	25.2	18.2	35.8
2009	447	24.2	17.7	43.4
2010	442	20.5	21.5	47.3
2011	459	n/a	n/a	46
2012	493	19.8	24.8	n/a
2013	492	18.0	27.3	48.4
2014	503	17.0	29.5	47.1
2015	496	17.0	29.1	38.1
2016	522	19.0	27.4	39.1
2017	481	18.0	26.7	37.6
2018	477	17.0	28.0	42.1
2019	479	18.0	26.6	41.3
2020	459	n/a	n/a	38.1
2021	376	14.0	26.8	37.5
2022	401	14.0	28.6	47.9
2023	414	15.0	27.5	49
2024	405	15.0	26.9	54.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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